We want to make your experience easy and help you quickly find information that matters to you. By using our site, we assume that you consent to our use of these cookies. To learn more about our cookies, including how to opt out, please review our privacy policy.

Is it hard or squidgy? If you lie flat on your back and gradually prod your abdomen down from your belly button you'll feel your womb, it'll be hard, but may not be very far above your pelvis at this point.

Learn more

Your growing child

12 weeks pregnant

Your baby's face is beginning to look more human, even though she is only about 5.4cm long from her crown to her rump and weighs slightly less than 14g. Her eyes, which started out on the sides of her head, have moved closer together.Read More

13 weeks pregnant

Your baby is now about 6.7cm long from crown to rump and weighs nearly 23g – about half a banana. Your baby now has sucking muscles in her cheeks, so when you poke your stomach gently she will feel it and start rooting. Read More

14 weeks pregnant

Crown to rump, your baby is about 8cm long and weighs about 40g. This week, her parchment-thin skin is starting to cover itself with ultra-fine, downy hair (lanugo) that usually disappears before birth. Read More

15 weeks pregnant

You may not know it when it happens, but your tiny tenant frequently gets the hiccups, which babies learn to do before breathing. Babies don't make any sound because their windpipe (trachea) is filled with fluid rather than air. Read More

You are passing a message to a BabyCentre staff member.
For the fastest help on community guidelines violations, please click 'Report this' on the item you wish the staff to review.
For general help please read our Help section or contact us.